RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-02898 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her military service dates (Total Year Service Date, Total 
Federal Commissioned Service Date and Pay Date) be corrected to 
reflect her original service dates and her break in service be 
removed. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

She applied to transfer into the Air Force Reserve on 
24 February 2012. The transfer was approved on 29 May 2012, 
39 days after her date of separation from active duty. This 
caused a break in service and adjusted her military service 
dates. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant served in the Regular Air Force from 19 January 
2005 through 20 April 2012. She transferred to the Air Force 
Reserve effective 29 May 2012; the date her appointment was 
approved by the Secretary of Defense (SecDef). 

 

The remaining relevant facts, extracted from the applicant’s 
master personnel records, are outlined in the letter prepared by 
the Air Force office of responsibility, which is included at 
Exhibit B. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

ARPC/DPA recommends approval of the applicant’s request to 
reflect no break in service. Due to a delay in processing the 
27 February 2012 scroll at the SecDef level, the applicant 


incurred a break in service between her separation from active 
duty and her appointment into the Reserves. 

 

In accordance with Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, dated 
2 May 2005, all military officer appointments under Title 10, 
United States Code, Section 12203, not previously approved by 
30 June 2005, shall be submitted to the SecDef. 

 

Current policies do not allow for backdating oaths; however, 
SAF/GCM and the AFBCMR have determined the AFBCMR has the 
authority to adjust the date of separation for these officers to 
prevent a break in service. The General Counsel determined the 
appointment date is the date the SecDef approved the appointment 
or the date the oath was administered, whichever is later. The 
applicant was granted appointment in accordance with the Office 
of Secretary of Defense directive. 

 

There was no administrative error and the break in service was 
not caused by the applicant. Her records should be corrected 
accordingly. 

 

The complete DPA evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 7 August 2012 for review and comment within 
30 days. As of this date, this office has received no response 
(Exhibit C). 

 

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was timely filed. 

 

3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. After a 
thorough review of the evidence, we believe correction action is 
warranted. The applicant contends that a delay in processing her 
transfer to the Air Force Reserve caused a break in service. In 
this respect, we note the applicant’s name was scrolled on 
27 February 2012; yet her appointment was not approved until 
29 May 2012, resulting in a break in her service. Therefore, we 
agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office 
of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis 
for our conclusion that the applicant’s service dates should be 


corrected accordingly. Therefore, we recommend that the 
applicant’s record be corrected as indicated below. 

 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that she was not 
released from active duty effective 20 April 2012, but on that 
date, she was continued on active duty through 28 May 2012. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-02898 in Executive Session on 12 February 2013, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Panel Chair 

 Member 

 Member 

 

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 20 Jun 12, w/atchs. 

Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPA, dated 31 Jul 12. 

Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, 7 Aug 12.